The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Tuesday closed up +1.20%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.69%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.51%.
US stock indexes closed moderately higher on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrials climbing to a 1-1/2 week high. Better-than-expected Q1 earnings results supported stocks Tuesday. Stock indexes extended their gains after a weaker-than-expected US Apr S&P manufacturing PMI report knocked bond yields lower.
